diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5de0a97b3..5e65e7d621 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
-                <version>4.2.13.Final</version> <!--e2e tests and samples only-->
+                <version>4.2.16.Final</version> <!--e2e tests and samples only-->
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.projectreactor.netty</groupId>